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Date Posted: 08:46:37 04/13/05 Wed
Author: Tony Lang
Subject: Re: Shame-based vs. guilt-based culture
In reply to: Chris 's message, "Shame-based vs. guilt-based culture" on 06:00:15 04/13/05 Wed

>Chris, when you talk about Japan having a shame based culture I think you should make it plain that this applies particuliarly to those in authority, like the Government for example. Having met many ordinary Japanese while working in Korea I found this trait to be less so among ordinary people. Let me give you a concrete example, the City of Chonan houses the Korean Independence Hall. This is an effect a museum of Japanese atrocities against the Koreans some of which go back five centuries. It is a place of national homage for Koreans. It also attracts large numbers of Japanese visitors.
Japan foolishly published this stupid textbook for schools that shamelessly whitewashed their horrendous crimes toward Korea and China during world war 2, when I left Korea a year after publication of this infamous book only half a percent of Japanese schools were using it. One good note is that a large number of Japanese dont follow the opinions of their leaders.

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Re: Shame-based vs. guilt-based culture -- Chris, 14:47:47 04/13/05 Wed
- Re: Shame-based vs. guilt-based culture -- Tony Lang, 01:46:00 04/14/05 Thu
Re: Shame-based vs. guilt-based culture -- Chris, 00:58:17 04/25/05 Mon
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